Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method comprising: controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle routing a vehicle along a vehicle route that defines vertical coordinates of travel in a three-dimensional space; determining a set of geographic regions in the three-dimensional space in range of the vehicle based on a vehicle class of the vehicle; collecting external signals associated with the set of geographic regions; detecting a set of events based on the external signals; receiving a set of vehicle parameters from the vehicle, including altimeter data; generating a vehicle module based on the set of vehicle parameters and the vehicle class; determining a vehicle interaction region associated with environmental interaction in the three-dimensional space in view of the vehicle class; filtering the set of events using the generated vehicle module identifying an event occurring in a geographic region, from among the set of geographic regions, included in the vehicle interaction region based on a vehicle parameter in the set of vehicle parameters; further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the vehicle along an adjusted vehicle route towards the identified event and that defines adjusted vertical coordinates of travel in the three-dimensional space, including dynamically modifying locomotion component operation to move the vehicle along the adjusted vehicle route, the adjusted vehicle route distinct from the vehicle route; and assisting in remediating the identified event utilizing a vehicle component.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle comprises controlling a locomotion component of an airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); wherein further controlling the locomotion component comprises further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event; and wherein utilizing a vehicle component comprises utilizing a component mechanical coupled to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein filtering the set of events using the generated vehicle module comprises identifying a hotspot; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the hotspot.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein filtering the set of events using the generated vehicle module comprises identifying an increased chance of fire based on environmental conditions in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the geographic area.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein filtering the set of events using the generated vehicle module comprises identifying a child abduction in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the child abduction.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein assisting in remediating the identified event comprises utilizing a camera to capture a picture.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein assisting in remediating the identified event comprises activating a fire extinguishing component.
8. A method comprising: controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle routing a vehicle along a vehicle route that defines vertical coordinates of travel in a three-dimensional space; determining a set of geographic regions in the three-dimensional space in range of the vehicle based on a vehicle class of the vehicle; collecting external signals for the set of geographic regions, including collecting a set of posts from a set of social networking systems; detecting a set of events based on the external signals, including: assigning a subset of posts from the set of posts to a geographic region from among the set of geographic regions; determining a keyword frequency for the subset of posts; and detecting at least one event for the geographic region in response to the keyword frequency exceeding a historic keyword frequency associated with the geographic region; filtering the set of events identifying an event based on a vehicle parameter associated with the vehicle; further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the vehicle along an adjusted vehicle route towards the identified event and that defines adjusted vertical coordinates of travel in the three-dimensional space, including dynamically modifying locomotion component operation to move the vehicle along the adjusted vehicle route, the adjusted vehicle route distinct from the vehicle route; and assisting in remediating the identified event utilizing a vehicle component.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle comprises controlling a locomotion component of an airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); wherein further controlling the locomotion component comprises further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event; and wherein utilizing a vehicle component comprises utilizing a component mechanical coupled to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying a hotspot; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the hotspot.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying an increased chance of fire based on environmental conditions in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the geographic area.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying a child abduction in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards a location of the child abduction.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein assisting in remediating the identified event comprises utilizing a camera to capture a picture.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein assisting in remediating the identified event comprises activating a fire extinguishing component.
15. A method comprising: controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle routing the vehicle along a vehicle route; determining a set of geographic regions that the vehicle is to travel through based on a vehicle route that defines vertical travel coordinates in a three-dimensional space; during vehicle travel along the vehicle route, collecting sensor data associated with the set of geographic regions; detecting a set of events associated with the set of geographic regions based on the sensor data; determining event parameters describing each event in the set of events, including for each event in the set of events: determining an event category probability based on the sensor data associated with the event; and in response to the event category probability exceeding a category probability threshold, categorizing the event with an event category; identifying an event from the set of events based on the event parameters, an event category associated with the event, and a vehicle parameter associated with the vehicle; further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the vehicle along an adjusted vehicle route towards the event in response to identifying the event, the adjusted vehicle route defining adjusted vertical coordinates in the three-dimensional space distinct from the vertical coordinates; and assisting in remediating the identified event utilizing a vehicle component.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein controlling a locomotion component of a vehicle comprises controlling a locomotion component of an airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); wherein further controlling the locomotion component comprises further controlling the locomotion component re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event; and wherein utilizing a vehicle component comprises utilizing a component mechanical coupled to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying a hotspot; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the hotspot.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying an increased chance of fire based on environmental conditions in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the geographic area.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein filtering the set of events comprises identifying a child abduction in the geographic area; and wherein re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards the identified event comprises re-routing the airborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) towards a location of the child abduction.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein assisting in remediating the identified event comprises one of: utilizing a camera to capture a picture or activating a fire extinguishing component.
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March 24, 2020
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